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Hosted by comedians Donna Brookbanks and Shoshana McCallum, Erotica by the Fire is RNZ's new comedy podcast with a saucy spin. Featuring some of the most familiar faces on New Zealand’s comedy circuit and screens, each episode sees a guest read their freshly penned, original erotic fiction, followed by a revealing conversation about what makes them tick and what makes for a good time. You can watch the series on YouTube or listen on your favourite podcast app.
S1 / E1 - The Heaviside Layer
Comedian Brynley Stent (Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club, Taskmaster NZ) lifts the curtain on a Cats the Musical inspired erotic fiction, drowning us in erotic puns that Andrew Lloyd Webber would be proud of.
S1 / E2 - Capsicum
Hilarious comedian and actor, Josh Thomson (The Office, Taskmaster NZ), pens an erotic piece of art involving compost and garden centres, that was absolutely not awkward for him to read out loud at all.
S1 / E3 - Aqua Goddamn
Smut connoisseur, Hayley Sproull (Sex.Life podcast, The Great Kiwi Bake Off, ZM) shares her erotic fan fiction about a certain Aquaman in a special live Erotica by the Fire, recorded at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in May 2026.
S1 / E4 - Greta's Day Out
Actor Yvette Parsons (Mum, I’m Alien Pregnant, Educators) seduces with an erotic horror full of suspense, intrigue and sexy insects.
S1 / E5 - Meant to Be
Celebrated comic and actress Kura Forrester (Bryn & Ku’s Singles Club, Double Parked) spins a sexy fantasy of lights, camera men, and a whole lot of action.
S1 / E6 - A Star is Porn
A mundane day turns erotically supernatural in podcaster and comedian Tom Sainsbury's (Small Town Scandal, Snack Masters) sexy, dystopian smut.
S1 / E7 - The Glittering Death
Self-proclaimed hornbag, Johanna Cosgrove (Madam, Rats in the Gutter podcast), transports us to an historic X-rated performance at the Moulin Rouge.
S1 / E8 - Treasure Island: A Slow Burn Narrative
TV presenter and radio star Bree Tomasel (Celebrity Treasure Island, ZM) delivers an original, thoughtful, slow burn fan fiction based on Celebrity Treasure Island. Consider us desperate to be marooned with her.
S1 / E9 - The Cold Store
Fred Award winning clown, Barnie Duncan (Bunny, Different Party), makes us shiver with desire and hilarity in a restaurant cold store.
S1 / E10 - The Worst Erotica of All Time
In a meta erotica about his own award-winning podcast, comedian Tim Batt (7 Days, Did Titanic Sink? podcast) delivers some thinking man's smut featuring marine biology, computers and Guy Montgomery.